Sculptures

Watch This Sculptor Recreate Raiders of the Lost Ark’s Creepiest Scene Using Crayons and a Hair Dryer

If made today, the Raiders of the Lost Ark scene with Major Toht’s grisly demise would undoubtedly be created using a digital stunt double and complex CG fluid simulations. But in the early ‘80s, old-school practical effects were still a Hollywood staple, and using crayons, sculptor Steven Richter demonstrates just how simple it is to…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Oct 31

Ancient Bronze Hand Found in Switzerland Mystifies Archeologists

In October 2017, a pair of treasure-hunting metal detectorists made an extraordinary discovery near a Swiss lake: a sculpted bronze hand with a gold cuff dating back some 3,500 years. Archaeologists have never seen anything quite like it, and are at a loss to explain its purpose or function. And in an unfortunate turn, the…

Human History George Dvorsky Sep 25

This Guy’s Terrifyingly Detailed Venom Sculpture Should Bump Michelangelo’s David Off Its Museum Pedestal

I’m not questioning the artistic merit of Michelangelo’s David—the sculpture is unquestionably a masterpiece. It just doesn’t speak to me the same way a detailed sculpt of Marvel’s Venom does. And besides, by now it’s clear that soon every movie, TV show, and artistic endeavor is going to be tied to a Marvel comic book…

io9 Andrew Liszewski May 11

Watch This Talented Sculptor Make Thanos Magically Emerge From a Lifeless Lump of Clay

Validating the old adage that getting there is half the fun, Steven Richter’s pop culture-inspired busts are even more impressive when you get to see time-lapse footage of all the work that goes into turning a shapeless lump of clay into a recognizable character. This time, it’s the Mad Titan. And despite what you might…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Mar 12

Great Scott! Watch This Artist Sculpt a Terrifyingly Lifelike Back to the Future Doc Brown

There are lots of reasons the Back to the Future films are considered one of the best trilogies of all time, not the least of which being Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Emmett Brown. The character is what most people think of when they hear the term “mad scientist,” and Juliana LePine manages to perfectly capture his…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Feb 28

Amazing Life-Sized Sculptures of Camels and Horses Discovered in Saudi Arabia

Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered a series of rock reliefs dating back some 2,000 years. The life-sized sculptures show realistic impressions of several animals, though they have been badly damaged by years of erosion and rough treatment by humans. Researchers from France’s Centre Nationnal de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Saudi Commission for…

Human History George Dvorsky Feb 13

A Father and Son’s Different Pop Culture Perspectives Make for a Killer Art Show

The Avengers, the Mad Max movies, Rick and Morty, The Legend of Zelda, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more. Artists Matt and Miles Ritchie both love that shit. However, the father and son each bring a very different perspective to their favorite pop culture and those divergent points of…

Movies Germain Lussier Jan 4

It’s Totally Magical Watching This Sculptor Turn a Lump of Clay Into the Hulk

If the most impressive thing you’ve ever sculpted from Play-Doh was a snake that people still misidentified, watching a talented sculptor like Steve Richter turn clay into an incredibly lifelike bust of the Hulk isn’t going to make you feel any better about your lack of artistic prowess. Not surprisingly, Richter spends his days working…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Dec 28

Watching This Lego Figure Perpetually Mow Its Lawn Is the Most Relaxing Thing

A few years ago, Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks created an animated Lego version of the tragic Greek figure, Sisyphus, perpetually pushing a giant boulder. Using the same building techniques, Allemann has created a modern version of that character, who now spends eternity perpetually mowing a lawn that will never stop growing. https://gizmodo.com/watching-a-lego-sisyphus-perpetually-push-a-boulder-is-1745614147 The kinetic…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Oct 13

You’ve Never Seen Your Favorite Pop Culture Weapons Quite Like This

Some of our favorite science fiction and fantasy franchises are defined by the weapons in them. Star Wars has its lightsabers. Zelda’s Link has his Master Sword. These are the touchstones of each property, and artist Matt Ritchie is reimagining them all in a beautiful, colorful new way. The show is called “Knife to a…

Movies Germain Lussier Oct 12

This Stretchable Sculpture of The Notorious B.I.G. Is Actually Made From Thousands of Sheets of Paper

Artist Felix Semper’s latest work, a bust of Notorious B.I.G. he calls Big Poppa, looks like it was carved from a giant chunk of heavy stone. But it’s actually made from thousands of sheets of paper that have been all glued together— allowing the sculpture to be stretched and elongated, but still able to return…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski May 2

Watch an Artist Sculpt Wonderfully Wacky Sculptures

Meet Wilfrid Wood. He’s an artist who specializes in sculpting heads and figures that are never boring because they go far beyond the safe and traditional look many of us are used to seeing. Wood’s sculptures are often wacky, definitely fun, and always wildly expressive, like he’s managed to capture a person’s very specific reaction…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 10

Neat Art Piece Hides Two Different Wire Sculptures Depending on Your Perspective

Here’s a fun art piece made by artist Matthieu Robert-Ortis: in one perspective, it looks like two giraffes standing opposite each other while in another, it looks like a single elephant staring straight at you. The piece plays on your perspective and hides two wire sculptures in one, what you see depends on which angle…

Sploid Casey Chan May 12

Making Art Sculptures from Drywall Is Very Impressive

Artist Bernie Mitchell creates these art sculpture masterpieces from drywall and the results are really wonderful. You can watch him use different tools in order to shape out landscape images and animals and finger objects to bring out the detail. It’s always fun seeing art get made in the most inventive of ways. SPLOID is…

Sploid Casey Chan Feb 3

The Only Action Figure You Can Genuinely Call a Masterpiece

Hot Toys is known for its incredibly detailed and life-life action figures, but can you really call them art? Not if they’re being compared to Figma’s Table Museum series which now includes a perfect action figure replica of Michelangelo’s David. Every last feature of the famous renaissance sculpture, from David’s slingshot to his (ahem) stones,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 30

You Probably Don’t Have Enough Patience To Build This Kinetic Hummingbird

Derek Hugger is a sculptor, but instead of working in an inanimate medium like clay or marble, his creations are marvels of kinetic engineering made from gears, cams, and a complex assortment of moving parts. Hugger’s latest creation, Colibri, is a wooden hummingbird hovering and drinking at a flower that perfectly recreates the intricate flapping…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 16

Mind bending sculptures in nature make me question my reality

Whoa. Benjamin Ducroz’s Spinning Daggers installation places totally trippy wooden zoetrope sculptures next to trees and the effect is pretty mind melting. It’s really interesting to see nature next to these man made objects that move in ways that are totally unnatural and yet so very natural all at the same time. Ducroz writes: a…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 11

The making of Star Wars at Madame Tussauds is beyond impressive

When Madame Tussauds nails a wax sculpture, they really nail it. And for Star Wars at Madame Tussauds in London, they perfectly recreated pretty much every character in the saga in such lifelike detail that it looks like the sculptors and artists are just applying makeup to the real actors in this behind the scenes…

Sploid Casey Chan May 21

Skip the Gnomes and Put Ghostbusters’ Keymaster Dog In Your Garden

It’s a great time to be a Ghostbusters fan as the film’s 30th anniversary has triggered a renaissance in collectibles and other memorabilia connected to the movie. For example, if the thought of posing sculpted gnomes in your garden seems tacky, why not opt for this statue of the dog-like Keymaster monster that possesses Louis…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 27

Mind-Melting Animations Made From 3D-Printed Fibonacci Sculptures

Inspired by the naturally-occurring mathematical Fibonacci sequences found in pine cones and sunflowers, Stanford University’s John Edmark designed and 3D-printed these sculptures that appear come to life—with bizarre undulating animations—when filmed spinning using a strobe light or video camera with a high-speed shutter. In this instance a camera with a shutter speed of just 1/4000…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 14

Sculptures

Watch This Sculptor Recreate Raiders of the Lost Ark’s Creepiest Scene Using Crayons and a Hair Dryer

Ancient Bronze Hand Found in Switzerland Mystifies Archeologists

This Guy’s Terrifyingly Detailed Venom Sculpture Should Bump Michelangelo’s David Off Its Museum Pedestal

Watch This Talented Sculptor Make Thanos Magically Emerge From a Lifeless Lump of Clay

Great Scott! Watch This Artist Sculpt a Terrifyingly Lifelike Back to the Future Doc Brown

Amazing Life-Sized Sculptures of Camels and Horses Discovered in Saudi Arabia

A Father and Son’s Different Pop Culture Perspectives Make for a Killer Art Show

It’s Totally Magical Watching This Sculptor Turn a Lump of Clay Into the Hulk

Watching This Lego Figure Perpetually Mow Its Lawn Is the Most Relaxing Thing

You’ve Never Seen Your Favorite Pop Culture Weapons Quite Like This

This Stretchable Sculpture of The Notorious B.I.G. Is Actually Made From Thousands of Sheets of Paper

Watch an Artist Sculpt Wonderfully Wacky Sculptures

Neat Art Piece Hides Two Different Wire Sculptures Depending on Your Perspective

Making Art Sculptures from Drywall Is Very Impressive

The Only Action Figure You Can Genuinely Call a Masterpiece

You Probably Don’t Have Enough Patience To Build This Kinetic Hummingbird

Mind bending sculptures in nature make me question my reality

The making of Star Wars at Madame Tussauds is beyond impressive

Skip the Gnomes and Put Ghostbusters’ Keymaster Dog In Your Garden

Mind-Melting Animations Made From 3D-Printed Fibonacci Sculptures

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